Richard Ahamad ’08

For Richard Ahamad ’08, law is an agent of personal and professional change.

“Before coming to law school, I worked as an electrical engineer. After eight years, I was tired of circuit design and set my sights on a job where I could actively change people’s lives,” he says.

Deciding to attend law school, Richard was concerned about switching careers at such a late stage and finding a public interest focused legal education. He found just what he needed at NUSL. “Northeastern addressed both through the practical experience I gained through co-op and the strong public interest streak of the professors and my fellow students,” he explains.

Today, Richard balances his public interest with his own law practice in Trinidad. “One fuels the other,” he notes. “I’m volunteering with an NGO that works with impoverished kids, plus bringing all the know-how I gained on co-op to general civil cases.”

Richard Ahamad ’08

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For Richard Ahamad ’08, law is an agent of personal and professional change.

“Before coming to law school, I worked as an electrical engineer. After eight years, I was tired of circuit design and set my sights on a job where I could actively change people’s lives,” he says.

Deciding to attend law school, Richard was concerned about switching careers at such a late stage and finding a public interest focused legal education. He found just what he needed at NUSL. “Northeastern addressed both through the practical experience I gained through co-op and the strong public interest streak of the professors and my fellow students,” he explains.

Today, Richard balances his public interest with his own law practice in Trinidad. “One fuels the other,” he notes. “I’m volunteering with an NGO that works with impoverished kids, plus bringing all the know-how I gained on co-op to general civil cases.”

“Co-op allowed me to hit the ground running when I got my first job.”

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Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Boston

Richard conducted research and wrote legal memoranda related to public benefits, criminal records and affordable housing.